The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-07
vival meeting being conducted here
by the Rev. Mr.. Pearson. Some very
hard cases are being touched.
THE WHISKY TRAFFIC
SHOULD NOT BE PRERERRED TO
THE PEACE OF SOCIETY.
Making Paupers and Sets, PerPetu-
nting squalid Poverty and Deep
and Damniug DegFadatien.
IoopprsrosU.scs ov TEE ArrrlL.l


GERMANTOWN, TENN, April 4.-As
the prohibition question is aVitating
the public, / will contribute my mite
to the columns OF the APPEAL, the adj
yocate Of every good cause. The first
objection raised, prohibition will not
prohibit. II not, why so2 Have the
people OF Tennessee become 80 law
less that law will not restrain them u?
l cannot think 80. Or has the liquor
party become such O power in the
land that they can set law at naught3
II this be true should we not rise up
in all our might to put this power
DOWN. II an evil has grown go
mighty in our land, is IL not time to
cry out, and spare not, from the pull
pit, the rostrum, aud through that
great medium, the press; 10 itnot time
that prohibitionists come out as one
man TO do battle against this monster
evil that has grown go bold as TO defy
the laws OF the Statef II is but Him
sy excuse to urge that the Legislature
cannot enact law that will suppress
the sale and use Of liquor. But, says
one, We have law prohibiting MUIR
der, vet murder Is committed; grant
ed, But strike from our statute books
that law, and what would be the con-
seauence2 No mans life would be
safe for q moment. II law does not
entirely prevent murder, it supprfsses
II and Furnishes the criminal. The
same argument might be urged as 10
the law prohibiting larceny, arson,
perjury or any other crime. Let us
have law making it felony for any
one to make or bring to tho State Ii.
quor for the purpose oil selling 1t, and
a misd ameanor for anyone TO be found
with it in his possession, and the re-
suit would soon be felt and seen. Our
poorhouses would soon be empty, and
our jails and peniteniaries would not
be crowded to overlooking. Our Grim
iual Courts would do the business OF
the State In three months, where now
Ii takes them twelve to keep up with
the docket. In fact, vice OF every
kind would diminish four-fiiths. But
oh, says another, 1t would deprive
the State Of large revenue.
Would you weigh few hun.
dred thousand dollars, or millions,
il you will against the miaery caused
yearly by the use OF liquor. What is
The paltry sum when placed against
the tears OF thousands OF heart broken
women and the wall Of starving chill
dren all over this land, whose suffer
ing is all due to the use OF whisky ?
who for a moment will stop to count
the loss to the State when we look at
the squAlid poverty, the deep and
damninE degradation wrought every
day by the use of intoxicating diinkP
Who can see a man rseling under the
influence OF liquor without shudder
Of horror, anu Low m1ny do We see
daily in the streets OF our t1wrs and
cities, thus staggering on, day after
day, aud thus staggering into eternity
Oh, who can measure the loes OF mo-
ney with the destruction Of one tenn
pie, whose builder and maker is God ?
And many say 1t would not do to ban
ish LIQUOR, for ths reason 1t is 30 often
used as a medicine. This is as falla.
ciouB "a the other reasons advanced in
support OF the whisky traffic. do
not believe whisky ever saved
single life, and suppose 1t
did what would the few liveI saved
weigh against the multiplied thou.
sands yearly destroyed by its use.
Another great reason in favor OF pro.
hibition, 1t protects our women land
l favor anything tkat gives women
prolection), aud it will save thousands
Of our young men. Let saloons be
closed, then young men will seek other
places to lass their time. II young
men--y ca, ii sll men who have fami-
liea OF their own would pass an hour
or two, three or four evenings week
in some lsdy's parlor in conversation
with q true, refined and noble girl
how much better man would bel i
never spend en- hour In the company
Of a sweet Christian LAZY that l do not
feel that l am better man for it. Do
away with the saloon and the gambling
hell, aud the brothel will soon be de.
serted and l feel that it will come,
for many Of our best men are interest
ed in the work and our ladies are both
praying aud working for the good
cauae, and l feel no fear for that cause
that calls forth her approving smile.
God bless our lsdiss--a Spartan baud
batting for the right A CITIZEN.